Jan 28, 2005 – 0616hrs (SYD time)

By Alex on January 28, 2005, at 0616 UTC

0616hrs 28 Jan 2005.(SYD time) 47’10”S 171’48”E. Map Ref 29 1215nm

Roight listen up youse. We still havent enough wind or sunlight to charge the batteries and it looks as if that will continue for some time, so we are in conservation mode. Averaging about 2 knots – not good, not happy – loved NZ but time to move on. Yesterday mostly complete whiteout with thick mist merging with the water surface and being reflected by it as well so a bit like living in milk. Only the occasional seabird, seen as a silhouette poised somewhere between water and sky. Both of us now looking a bit wild – the chiselled features obscured by two weeks of scruffy white whiskers and what wisps of hair there are left misbehaving badly when not restrained by layered beanies. Must be getting cold – there’s steam rising from the pee bucket as we engage with it.So – until we get some boat speed, a short update am & pm is about where it’s at. See you this evening.